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Winnipeg restaurants now BYOW

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Richard Farthing-Nichol
Restaurants in Manitoba now have the option of allowing patrons to bring their own wine to the table, thanks to a new law passed by the provincial government. The law, which came into effect Nov....
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International news briefs

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Erin Jackson
Bangkok evacuations ordered as death toll from flood exceeds 500 The death toll from Thailand’s worst flood in half a century surpassed 500 on Nov. 6, reported the Globe and Mail. The spreading flood waters threatened...
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UMSU notes

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Sarah Petz
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) council met on Nov. 4. UMSU president Camilla Tapp reported that she had discussed student issues with Internet service technology (IST) on campus with the U of...
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Author and activist Marina Nemat speaks at U of M

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Sarah Petz
A survivor of the infamous Evin prison in Iran, author and activist Marina Nemat shared her story at the Strangers in New Homelands conference held at the University of Manitoba last week. In 1982,...
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Sell yourself professionally, digitally

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Riley Draward
Before you read this, I want you to do something. Make sure you are alone with a computer and in a private place; it’s kind of a dirty request. All set? Great, now Google...
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Student collects over 400 toys for UMSU toy drive

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Rob Freeman
The University of Manitoba’s Student’s Union (UMSU) Toy Drive will launch as the “411 Toy Drive Challenge” in honour of U of M student Allan Gould’s single-handed contribution of 411 toys to this year’s...
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UMSU pushing for bottled water free campus

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Shuja Safavi
In 2009, the University of Winnipeg eliminated the sale of bottled water on campus. Following the same steps, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) is also pushing for a bottled water free campus. Moving...